Presidential election in Indiana, 2020
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2020 presidential election  |
Democratic primary: June 2, 2020 |
Republican primary: June 2, 2020 |
Electoral College: 11 votes |
PresidentDonald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Indiana on November 3, 2020. Former Vice PresidentJoe Biden (D) won thepresidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.
The Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Indiana on June 2, 2020. Biden won the Democratic primary and Trump won the Republican primary.[1][2]
In response to public health concerns over thecoronavirus pandemic, Gov.Eric Holcomb (R) announced on March 20, 2020, that Indiana would move its primary from May 5 to June 2.[3]
In the 15 presidential elections since 1960, Indiana has voted for the Republican candidate 13 times and for the Democratic candidate twice. In four of the last five presidential elections, the Republican candidate has earned more than 54 percent of the vote in the state.[4]
This page includes the following sections:
- Candidates and election results
- Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Indiana
- Democratic primary
- Republican primary
- Candidate filing requirements
- Historical election trends
- Presidential election by state
Candidates and election results
General election
Presidential election in Indiana, 2020
Candidate/Running mate | % | Popular votes | Electoral votes | ||
| ✔ |   | Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) | 57.0 | 1,729,519 | 11 |
  | Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) | 41.0 | 1,242,416 | 0 | |
  | Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) | 2.0 | 59,232 | 0 | |
 | Howie Hawkins (no running mate) (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 989 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 895 | 0 | |
 | Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | 0 | |
 | Valerie McCray (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | |
 | Joseph Charles Schriner (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| James L. Johnson, Jr. (no running mate) (Other) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | |
 | Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Williams (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | |
 | Christopher Stried (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Randall Foltyniewicz (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 | Incumbents arebolded and underlined The results have been certified. | Total votes: 3,033,121 |
Primary election
Indiana Democratic presidential primary on June 2, 2020
Candidate | % | Votes | Pledged delegates | |
| Joe Biden | 76.6 | 363,839 | 81 |
 | Bernie Sanders | 13.4 | 63,843 | 1 |
 | Pete Buttigieg | 3.6 | 17,169 | 0 |
 | Elizabeth Warren | 2.8 | 13,507 | 0 |
 | Michael Bloomberg | 1.0 | 4,618 | 0 |
 | Andrew Yang | 0.9 | 4,247 | 0 |
 | Amy Klobuchar | 0.8 | 3,701 | 0 |
 | Tulsi Gabbard | 0.5 | 2,531 | 0 |
 | Thomas Steyer | 0.3 | 1,317 | 0 |
| 100% reporting Source | Total votes: 474,772 • Total pledged delegates: 82 |
Indiana Republican presidential primary on June 2, 2020
Candidate | % | Votes | Pledged delegates | |
| Donald Trump | 91.8 | 493,851 | 58 |
 | Bill Weld | 8.2 | 43,930 | 0 |
| 100% reporting Source | Total votes: 537,781 • Total pledged delegates: 58 |
Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Indiana
Summary of changes to election dates and procedures
Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak,click here.
Frequently asked questions
The2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results.Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions.Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.
Additional resources
- Documenting Indiana's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- Government responses to and political effects of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 (Indiana)
- School responses in Indiana to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 school year
- Debate in Indiana over responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Democratic primary
Former Vice PresidentJoe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[5] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[6] Organizers postponed the event in response to thecoronavirus pandemic.
Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.
With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[7] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[8]
Biden announced U.S. Sen.Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]
Republican primary
TheRepublican Party selected PresidentDonald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[10]
Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—onMarch 17, 2020.
George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign.Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[11]
Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.
For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Indiana, click here.
Candidate filing requirements
The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Indiana in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, clickhere.
Presidential primary candidates
| Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Indiana, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Indiana | Democratic and Republican | 4,500 | 500 signatures from each congressional district | N/A | N/A | 2/10/2020 | Source |
Independent presidential candidates
| Filing requirements for independent candidates in Indiana, 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Indiana | 44,935 | 2% of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last general election | N/A | N/A | 6/30/2020 | Source |
Historical election results
2016
General election
| U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 37.8% | 1,033,126 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 56.9% | 1,557,286 | 11 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 4.9% | 133,993 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 10,553 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,734,958 | 11 | |||
| Election results via:Indiana Secretary of State | |||||
Primary election
| Indiana Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Bernie Sanders | 52.5% | 335,074 | 44 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 47.5% | 303,705 | 39 | |
| Totals | 638,779 | 83 | ||
| Source:Indiana Secretary of State andThe New York Times | ||||
| Indiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 6,508 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 8,914 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,738 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.6% | 406,783 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,494 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 84,111 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 4,306 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 53.3% | 591,514 | 57 | |
| Totals | 1,110,543 | 57 | ||
| Source:Indiana Secretary of State andThe New York Times | ||||
99 percent of precincts reporting.
2012
| U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama/Joe BidenIncumbent | 43.9% | 1,152,887 | 0 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan | 54.1% | 1,420,543 | 11 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Jim Gray | 1.9% | 50,111 | 0 | |
| Write-in | Write-in candidates | 0% | 993 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,624,534 | 11 | |||
| Election results via:Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division | |||||
2008
| U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama/Joe Biden | 49.9% | 1,374,039 | 11 | |
| Republican | John McCain/Sarah Palin | 48.9% | 1,345,648 | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root | 1.1% | 29,257 | 0 | |
| Write-in | Write-in candidates | 0.1% | 2,110 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,751,054 | 11 | |||
| Election results via:Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division | |||||
Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016
The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.
- Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
- Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
- The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.
Historical election trends
- See also:Presidential voting history by state
Indiana presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 5Democratic wins
- 27Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R |
- See also:Presidential election accuracy
Below is an analysis of Indiana's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from theU.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.
Presidential election voting record in Indiana, 1900-2016
Between 1900 and 2016:
- Indiana participated in30 presidential elections.
- Indiana voted for the winning presidential candidate70 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was72.31 percent.[12]
- Indiana voted Democratic16.67 percent of the time and Republican83.33 percent of the time.
Presidential election voting record in Indiana, 2000-2016
- Accuracy: 80 percent[13]
- 2000 state winner:George W. Bush (R)*
- 2004 state winner:George W. Bush (R)*
- 2008 state winner:Barack Obama (D)*
- 2012 state winner:Mitt Romney (R)
- 2016 state winner:Donald Trump (R)*
*An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.
State profile
- See also:Indiana andIndiana elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Indianavoted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the2018 elections, bothU.S. Senators from Indiana were Republicans.
- Indiana had two Democratic and seven Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Republicans held eight of Indiana's 15state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Indiana's governor was RepublicanEric Holcomb.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the [Indiana State Senate]] with a 40-10 majority.
- Republicans controlled theIndiana House of Representatives with a 67-33 majority.
Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
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| Demographic data for Indiana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,612,768 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 35,826 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 87.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 24.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Indiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
Presidential election by state
- See also:Presidential election by state, 2020
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See also
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
- Presidential election by state, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑The New York Times, "Indiana Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results," accessed June 2, 2020
- ↑The New York Times, "Indiana Presidential Republican Primary Election Results," accessed June 2, 2020
- ↑Politico, "Indiana becomes seventh state to postpone presidential primary," March 20, 2020
- ↑270 to Win, "Indiana," accessed June 17, 2019
- ↑Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
- ↑The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
- ↑Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
- ↑AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
- ↑CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
- ↑Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
- ↑NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
- ↑This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
- ↑This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
